Mixed feelings about Knight. Tough love approach was good up to a point and made for some great teams but he went over the line at times. I like Kentucky and one of Knight’s great teams gave us an early season drubbing in the 70s. But when Knight’s undefeated Hoosiers were upset by Kentucky in the tournament, Knight wouldn’t shake Coach Hall’s hand.
Kentucky coach John Calipari says you have to be really careful with the tough love coaching today. Some kids rise to the challenge but some come from fatherless environments, are oversensitive and will shut down and maybe transfer. I wouldn’t have wanted to play for Knight, too intense.
Team sports are really a form of tribal warfare practice. Your comment probably applies to many of the young men joining the woke military these days. The transition to robotic AI soldiers cannot come soon enough.